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Madras Medical College

MMC or Madras Medical College is located in Chennai, India. Established on February 2, 1835, it is India’s oldest medical college along with the Kolkata Medical College. It offers around 5 undergraduate courses. It began as a private medical hall that was regularised into a medical school by the Governor Sir Frederick Adam. It was later accorded the status of a college and was christened as Madras Medical College. Admission into the college is on the basis of CET score merit list. The college hospital (Government General Hospital) is one of the best in the state and ranks among the top in the Indian subcontinent.

Ranking

# 11th

NIRF 2023

Medicine

# 16th

NIRF 2021

Medicine

# 5th

Outlook 2021

Medicine

# 47th

NIRF 2019

Healthcare

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Rankings
The college was ranked 7th among medical colleges in India by the India Today magazine in the year 2013. It has moved 1 place up from its previous year’s ranking of 8th. It was ranked 12th in 2012, 6th in 2009, 8th in 2008, and 10th in 2007 by India Today.
Cultural Festivals
The college conducts various inter-college festivals for students. These include ‘Revivals’, which is a cultural festival and ‘Encierro’, which is an inter-medical sports event. Intra-college cultural events like ‘Kalaioma’ are also hosted by the college. The events are generally held in September.
Facilities
The college provides the following facilities for students on campus:
     •    Library
     •    Wi-Fi enabled lecture halls
     •    Canteen
     •    Transportation
     •    Sports and games
     •    Hostels
     •    Bank/ATM
Distinguished Alumni
Some of the notable alumni who graduated from this college include:
     •    C. O. Karunakaran, founder of Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
     •    Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, surgeon and President of the Indian National Congress
     •    Guruswami Mudaliar, a noted professor at MMC and doctor in Madras
     •    Yellapragada Subbarao, who synthesised the first ever chemotherapeutic drug – aminopterin
     •    Muthulakshmi Reddi, one of the first woman doctors in India

Contact Details

Madras Medical College

E.V.R Periyar Salai, Park Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600003

Phone: + 91- 44- 2530-5000
College Website